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Program Notes: A Night in Vienna

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HOLIDAY 2022/23 A NIGHT IN VIENNA JACOB JOYCE, conductor Saturday, December 31, 2022 at 6:30pm Boettcher Concert Hall

JOSEF STRAUSS

Im Fluge - Polka schnell, Op. 230

STRAUSS, JR.

Aus den Bergen, Op. 292

STRAUSS, JR.

Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka, Op. 214

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Wo die Zitronen bluhen, Op. 364

KHACHATURIAN

"Galop" from Masquerade Suite — INTERMISSION —

WEBER

Oberon Overture

STRAUSS, JR.

Freikugeln - Polka schnell, Op. 326

STRAUSS, JR.

Fruhlingsstiemmen, Op. 410

JOSEF STRAUSS

Die Tanzerin, Polka Francaise, Op. 227

STRAUSS, JR.

On the Beautiful Blue Danube, Op. 314

STRAUSS, SR.

Radetzky March, Op. 228

CONCERT RUN TIME IS APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR AND 27 MINUTES WITH A 20 MINUTE INTERMISSION FIRST TIME TO THE SYMPHONY? SEE PAGE 8 OF THIS PROGRAM FOR FAQ’S TO MAKE YOUR EXPERIENCE GREAT! Saturday’s concert is dedicated to Drs. Vesna Jevtovic-Todorovic and Slobodan Todorovic PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY

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2022/23

PROGRAM I


Harry Potter and The Sorcerer’s Stone™ – In Concert JAN 6-8 FRI-SAT 7:30 ✹ SUN 1:00 Movie screened with live orchestra performing full film score. MPAA Rating: PG. WIZARDING WORLD and all related trademarks, characters, names, and indicia are © & ™ Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Publishing Rights © JKR. (s22)

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HOLIDAY BIOGRAPHIES JACOB JOYCE, conductor Currently serving as the Assistant Conductor of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, the Resident Conductor of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, and the Music Director of the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra, Jacob Joyce, age 29, is quickly gaining recognition as a dynamic and innovative presence on the podium. Mr. Joyce has appeared with the PSO and ISO several times in the ‘21-’22 season, in various classical, education, Happy Hour, and community concerts. He also made his debut with several American orchestras in past seasons, including the Detroit, St. Louis, and Houston symphonies. Abroad, Mr. Joyce has conducted the London Symphony Orchestra, the NDR-Sinfonieorchester, the hr-Sinfonieorchester Frankfurt, and the Frankfurt Museumsorchester. For his work in Indianapolis and around the world, he was awarded a Solti Career Assistance Award in 2020. Mr. Joyce previously served as the Conducting Fellow for the Fort Worth Symphony, with whom he collaborates frequently, and has also held positions as the Associate Conductor of the Yale Symphony Orchestra, Music Director of the Berkeley College Orchestra, Music Director of the Opera Theater of Yale College, and Cover Conductor of the Handel and Haydn Society of Boston. An avid promoter of contemporary music, he has conducted several premieres of orchestral and operatic works. Mr. Joyce is also an advocate for bringing classical music to new audiences. He is the host and creator of the podcast Attention to Detail: The Classical Music Listening Guide, which provides people of all backgrounds with basic techniques for listening to classical music. He also works extensively with educators, music teachers, and orchestra directors, providing career advice and instruction to students across the country. Mr. Joyce studied Orchestral Conducting with Hugh Wolff at the New England Conservatory. He has also received instruction at the Tanglewood Music Center and the American Academy of Conducting at Aspen. In recognition of his work, Joyce was awarded the Robert Spano Conducting Prize at Aspen, and was a semifinalist in the LSO Donatella Flick Conducting Competition and the Solti International Conducting Competition. Mr. Joyce graduated from Yale College in 2014, with a B.A. in Music and Economics. He also received a M.M. in Violin Performance from the Yale School of Music in 2015, studying with Syoko Aki. As a violinist, Mr. Joyce has performed with several orchestras nationwide, and was awarded the Broadus Erle Prize for an Outstanding Violinist at the Yale School of Music. He served as the concertmaster of the Yale Symphony Orchestra, and performed regularly with the Boston Philharmonic and the Atlantic Symphony. He has previously attended the Tanglewood Music Center, the Bowdoin International Music Festival, and Encore School for Strings.

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2022/23

PROGRAM III


Mozart & Now with Peter Oundjian JAN 27-29 FRI-SAT 7:30 ✹ SUN 1:00 Peter Oundjian, conductor Conrad Tao, piano Ji Su Jung, marimba

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